The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Civil War Preservation Trust

I have been a member since 5-29-01 and need to reup my dues which were due in August. I shall do that.

There are over 70,000 members of the organization and it has succeeded in saving 23,500 acres of important Civil War sites that would otherwise be long gone to posterity. Through great effort, the Trust is usually able to turn every dollar donated into $2 to $6 through federal, state, local, and private matching funds. All of these are impressive numbers.

Since I was writing about events in Missouri earlier, the CWPT has saved a total of 304 acres in the state: Bryam's Ford- 40 acres, Fort Davidson/Pilot Knob- 41 acres, Newtonia- 11 acres, and Wilson's Creek-- 212 acres!!!

Great Organization Doing a Great Job. --BRunner

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